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NASA
NASA Selects Proposals to Further Study the Fundamental Nature of Space
NASA has selected two proposals for concept studies that could help us better understand the fundamental nature of space and how it changes in response to planetary atmospheres, radiation from the Sun, and interstellar particles. The proposals will advance NASA’s heliophysics program and could lead to better protection for both technology and humans as we travel farther from home. Each of these…
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NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk, Briefing on Space Station Docking Port Install
Experts from NASA will preview an upcoming spacewalk with two American astronauts outside the International Space Station to complete the outfitting of docking ports during a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 16, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Live coverage of the briefing will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Media wishing to participate in…
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NASA Administrator to Discuss Status of Rocket for First Artemis Lunar Mission
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Thursday, Aug. 15, on his visit to the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where engineers are preparing to add the final section to the core stage of the rocket that will power NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission. Bridenstine will meet with members of the Space Launch System (SLS) program to discuss and view…
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GOES-17 Mishap Investigation Board Study Completed
A Mishap Investigation Board appointed by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified the most likely cause for an instrument issue aboard NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-17 satellite that launched March 1, 2018 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. During postlaunch testing of the satellite’s Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI), teams discovered the instrument’s…
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NASA Administrator Names Acting Director for Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has named George Morrow to serve as acting director of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, effective Thursday, Aug. 1. Morrow will replace Chris Scolese, who is departing NASA to be the director of the National Reconnaissance Office. Morrow has been serving as Goddard’s deputy center director since April 2015 and previously served as both director…
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Benedict Redgrove Presents Over 200 Never Seen Before Images of Space Exploration’s Most Iconic Objects
– ‘NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future’ art project has been nine years in the making – Celebrates one man’s lifetime obsession with space and the achievements of NASA’s space program LONDON, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future, is an art project comprising of an experiential exhibition and book from British photographer Benedict Redgrove. With unprecedented…
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NASA Announces US Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology
As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies, working toward space ventures of their own, and looking to NASA for assistance. NASA has selected 12 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies and help maintain American leadership in space. NASA centers will partner with the companies, which…
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Press Releases
NASA Announces Call for Next Phase of Commercial Lunar Payload Services
NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon. The newest announcement calls for companies to push the boundaries of current technology to support the next generation of lunar landers that can land heavier payloads on the surface of the Moon, including…
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SpaceX Dragon on Route to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to deliver the second commercial crew docking port and about 5,000 pounds of science investigations and supplies for the International Space Station after a 6:01 p.m. EDT Thursday launch from Florida. The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and is scheduled to arrive…
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Commercial Space Ride Secured for NASA’s New Air Pollution Sensor
NASA has secured a host satellite provider and ride into space for an instrument that will dramatically advance our understanding of air quality over North America. Maxar Technologies of Westminster, Colorado, will provide satellite integration, launch and data transmission services for NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO), an Earth science instrument that will observe air pollution over North America…
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